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the u.s. postal service lost $1.2 billion in the last three months of last year but compare that to the $3.3 billion it lost in the same time frame the year before. it wants to stop saturday letter delivery starting august 1st, a move it says will save it $2 billion a year. so why is the postal service hemorrhaging money? in one word, congress. in 2006 a congressional mandate requires that the postal service prefund healthcare benefits for future retirees. it hit its $15 billion debt limit last september and isn't allowed to borrow anymore. karl rove is warning ashley judd that when it comes to political attack ads there is more where the first one came from. they attacked the actress as a radical hollywood elite. rove tells fox the opening act is just that a starter, and all together the spot ran him less than $13,000 to create and post online. last year's the political organizations affiliated with rove spent an estimated $105 billion in total on ads, and advocacy. we'll have more show comin
the u.s. postal service lost $1.2 billion in the last three months of last year but compare that to the $3.3 billion it lost in the same time frame the year before. it wants to stop saturday letter delivery starting august 1st, a move it says will save it $2 billion a year. so why is the postal service hemorrhaging money? in one word, congress. in 2006 a congressional mandate requires that the postal service prefund healthcare benefits for future retirees. it hit its $15 billion debt limit last...
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u.s. automakers were hurt by reliability and didn't crack the top ten. cadillac was the top american name plate. that number was at 14, though. in general, luxury brands did much better than the more basic lines for that same company. >>> and maybe this bud's not for you. beer drinkers are suing the company that makes budweiser for allegedly watering down its brews to boost profits. the class-action lawsuit claims there's less alcohol than stated on the labels for bud, michelob and other brands. anheuser-busch says that's completely false. the company controls 39% of the u.s. beer market. let's get to the bottom of that. seriously. don't ruin my weekend. >> upset about that. >>> next on this wednesday, shark attack. a deadly encounter this morning at a popular beach. and we'll have the latest. >>> also this morning, a big announcement from the one and only barbara walters. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he g
u.s. automakers were hurt by reliability and didn't crack the top ten. cadillac was the top american name plate. that number was at 14, though. in general, luxury brands did much better than the more basic lines for that same company. >>> and maybe this bud's not for you. beer drinkers are suing the company that makes budweiser for allegedly watering down its brews to boost profits. the class-action lawsuit claims there's less alcohol than stated on the labels for bud, michelob and...
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she tried to link him to the attacks on oh the u.s. personnel in benghazi, now threatening to hold up the confirmation unless the administration answers more questions on that attack. >> no confirmation without information. this is complete system failure and i'm going to get to the bottom of it. >> now that might have been the craziest turn in the story but former vice president dick cheney criticized the president's choice of foreign policy leaders. he told a group of wyoming republicans: >> cheney should know from sect rate people, because dick cheney is now criticizing someone else's foreign policy team. i give you the least self aware political figure in modern history. while reports last week that he might withdraw his nomination, his brother said today: >> joining me now is another man who keeps fighting, michael tomasky, coming to us from washington d.c. thanks for being here in the war room. >> my great pleasure. hi. >> hi, by the way, you are now the official answer to who is the first get since the trivia question is going t
she tried to link him to the attacks on oh the u.s. personnel in benghazi, now threatening to hold up the confirmation unless the administration answers more questions on that attack. >> no confirmation without information. this is complete system failure and i'm going to get to the bottom of it. >> now that might have been the craziest turn in the story but former vice president dick cheney criticized the president's choice of foreign policy leaders. he told a group of wyoming...
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u.s. officials had suspected that an earthquake a few hours ago was actually an underground explosion. this is north korea's third nuclear test. pyongyang had been threatening to conduct it for weeks. the international nuclear test ban organization calls north korea's testing a clear threat to international peace and security. >>> president obama is set to deliver his state of the union address tomorrow night before a joint session of congress. the president plans to focus on the economy. he's expected to call for more government investment in education and infrastructure while also acknowledging the need to reduce the deficit with new taxes and budget cuts. the white house also says his top priorities are the same as they have been, creating jobs and growing the middle class. >>> apple ceo tim cook is one of the invited guests. he's expected to watch the state of the union with the first lady. last year she was joined by steve jobs' widow. the first lady has also invited military families
u.s. officials had suspected that an earthquake a few hours ago was actually an underground explosion. this is north korea's third nuclear test. pyongyang had been threatening to conduct it for weeks. the international nuclear test ban organization calls north korea's testing a clear threat to international peace and security. >>> president obama is set to deliver his state of the union address tomorrow night before a joint session of congress. the president plans to focus on the...
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u.s. officials had suspected that an earthquake a few hours ago was actually an underground explosion. this is north korea's third nuclear test. pyongyang had been threatening to conduct it for weeks. the international nuclear test ban organization calls north korea's testing a clear threat to international peace and security. >>> president obama is set to deliver his state of the union address tomorrow night before a joint session of congress. the president plans to focus on the economy. he's expected to call for more government investment in education and infrastructure while also acknowledging the need to reduce the deficit with new taxes and budget cuts. the white house also says his top priorities are the same as they have been, creating jobs and growing the middle class. >>> apple ceo tim cook is one of the invited guests. he's expected to watch the state of the union with the first lady. last year she was joined by steve jobs' widow. the first lady has also invited military families
u.s. officials had suspected that an earthquake a few hours ago was actually an underground explosion. this is north korea's third nuclear test. pyongyang had been threatening to conduct it for weeks. the international nuclear test ban organization calls north korea's testing a clear threat to international peace and security. >>> president obama is set to deliver his state of the union address tomorrow night before a joint session of congress. the president plans to focus on the...
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if migrant workers become u.s. citizens, they'll leave the low-paying jobs at farms and restaurants. one of the areas of concern in the immigration forum is whether business and labor can both get on board on a proposal for future flow. but this is where republicans are going to get pressured by business. they always say they're the only party that's good for business. it will be interesting to see how that plays out. all right. kevin in d.c. you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi committee. >> caller: good morning, lovely stephanie. please forgive me but i couldn't resist when you play that the song i saw your boobs from the oscars last night i couldn't pop it out it stuck in my brain, i touched your boobs. >> stephanie: i motorboated you. right. >> you motorboated him? >> stephanie: yeah, in d.c. you remember -- >> he motorboated you? >> stephanie: all right kevin, go ahead. >> caller: i don't care. as long as i got! [ laughter ] >> caller: this is a plea to everyone to please -- in the midterms, please come o
if migrant workers become u.s. citizens, they'll leave the low-paying jobs at farms and restaurants. one of the areas of concern in the immigration forum is whether business and labor can both get on board on a proposal for future flow. but this is where republicans are going to get pressured by business. they always say they're the only party that's good for business. it will be interesting to see how that plays out. all right. kevin in d.c. you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi...
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. >> i have breaking news tagg romney has been elected to the u.s. senate for massachusetts. [ laughter ] >> you heard it hear first, dickmorris..com.org.net. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: okay, michelle malkin. >> out here in the real word the medical device tax is causing layoffs across the country, the fact that so many people who were intending to go into medicine are no longer going into medicine. and the fact that so many small businesses doctors who were individual practitioners are either bailing and retiring all together or going into concierge care. people are shutting down their practice as they used to be constituted, dropping insurance all together, where now only the wealthiest can pay for care. congratulations obamacare heck of a job. >> stephanie: wow. first of all that's michelle malkin talking about brain drain on fox. secondly, there are no more doctors. >> yeah, it's going to be hysterical when we talk about obamacare, because it's so close, october of this year you'll be able to enroll in obamacare, and the moment the first applicat
. >> i have breaking news tagg romney has been elected to the u.s. senate for massachusetts. [ laughter ] >> you heard it hear first, dickmorris..com.org.net. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: okay, michelle malkin. >> out here in the real word the medical device tax is causing layoffs across the country, the fact that so many people who were intending to go into medicine are no longer going into medicine. and the fact that so many small businesses doctors who were individual...
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employers will say, let me prove i can't find a u.s. worker and let me have a visa and so how do you decide? >> bill: so we will see comprehensive immigration reform this year. >> i think we'll have a vigorous debate, but you have to walk before you can run. >> bill: mr. doubting thomas over here? >> you know, i hope so. i'll believe it out of the house when i see it. but i hope so. >> bill: michael always good to have you here. and nancy thank you for coming back. >> thank you. good to be here. >> bill: i'll be back with a quick parting shot. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ (vo) current tv gets the converstion started next. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. ♪ >> announcer: the parting shot with bill press. this is the "bill press show." >> bill: you know one of the worst words in the english language has to be infrastructure. i think the second worst is skwser, but it is important. and if it does kick in
employers will say, let me prove i can't find a u.s. worker and let me have a visa and so how do you decide? >> bill: so we will see comprehensive immigration reform this year. >> i think we'll have a vigorous debate, but you have to walk before you can run. >> bill: mr. doubting thomas over here? >> you know, i hope so. i'll believe it out of the house when i see it. but i hope so. >> bill: michael always good to have you here. and nancy thank you for coming back....
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stephanie: u.s. attorneys out there every day she said squeezing ordinary citizens on very thin grounds and taking them to trial to make an example. i'm concerned too big to fail has become too big for trial and that seems wrong for me. one witness said it was a breath of fresh air and a message to other senators that they need to up their game. >> she got a standing ovation. ♪ ♪ stephanie: rock on, senator warren. ok. ok. >> we don't have to take them to trial. why should we take them to trial? can we have our nut sacks back? stephanie: bruce in maine you're on the "stephanie miller show." hi, bruce. caller: i had a question. i have a 38 plymouth. stephanie: wow! caller: i can tell when it was manufactured, where it was manufactured, what dealership it was sold to, and every single person that owned the vehicle until i got it. stephanie: right. caller: now we're talking about these straw purchases for guns and i know everybody's afraid of the federal government, but why are we talking about back
stephanie: u.s. attorneys out there every day she said squeezing ordinary citizens on very thin grounds and taking them to trial to make an example. i'm concerned too big to fail has become too big for trial and that seems wrong for me. one witness said it was a breath of fresh air and a message to other senators that they need to up their game. >> she got a standing ovation. ♪ ♪ stephanie: rock on, senator warren. ok. ok. >> we don't have to take them to trial. why should we...
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good morning, congressman. >> good morning. >> stephanie: i just looked at a headline today u.s. gun deaths since sandy hook topped 1,280. more than other countries have in an entire year. a lot of people have said -- i think the debate is different this time. do you agree? >> i do agree. i mean you have seen a lot of folks who are very strong pro gun -- i think the most prominent being perhaps senator mansion from pennsylvania saying it is different and we have to take some steps to save the lives of some kids. the challenges are still enormous, but it is different, and i think we'll have some progress in this congress. >> stephanie: it almost seems like the nra going so extreme and unreasonable, it almost is -- i think help, because as the president said yesterday you have 90% of americans and gun owners that want at the very least background checks. >> i think that's right. and even wayne lapierre was in favor of background checks several years ago, and now he is not. and the nra used to be focused on protecting the second amendment rights of individuals. and in vermont that i
good morning, congressman. >> good morning. >> stephanie: i just looked at a headline today u.s. gun deaths since sandy hook topped 1,280. more than other countries have in an entire year. a lot of people have said -- i think the debate is different this time. do you agree? >> i do agree. i mean you have seen a lot of folks who are very strong pro gun -- i think the most prominent being perhaps senator mansion from pennsylvania saying it is different and we have to take some...
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you should first offer those positions to people who are here in the u.s. if they don't want those jobs fine. bring people in, but make sure that they are certain care of, you abide by the rules and crack down on those bad employers that are going to, you know, just abuse these people. >> it looks like this could be the year when the planets align to do something finally about immigration reform in a comprehensive way. what has to be part of that? how much can we expect to get through this congress with bi-partisan support? former secretary of labor hilda solis in studio with us, your calls, 866-55-press. also, about the job numbers, what it means to you and your family. give us a call. we continue the conversation on today's "full-court press." >> heard around the country and seen on current tv this is "the bill press show." >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all th
you should first offer those positions to people who are here in the u.s. if they don't want those jobs fine. bring people in, but make sure that they are certain care of, you abide by the rules and crack down on those bad employers that are going to, you know, just abuse these people. >> it looks like this could be the year when the planets align to do something finally about immigration reform in a comprehensive way. what has to be part of that? how much can we expect to get through...
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i'm just a few miles away from the u.s./mexico border right now. >> bill: on the issue of guest workers, you know, there is some concern that these people are coming here and taking jobs away from americans. how do you respond to that? >> well, first of all certainly americans should get the jobs, number one. number two, i would tell you my father was a migrant worker. he worked in the fields. hot sun. working very hard. i represent you know, san antonio, laredo but i represent a lot of rural areas. some of the farmers have advertised $14 an hour to work and they can't get anybody because it is hard work. my father and mother did that for many years. the jobs that americans still want to take, that's what we're look at doing. >> bill: yeah. i must say coming from california, i never saw lines of native -- american citizens lined up to pick the strawberries hunched over all day in the fields around monterey california, for example. so i know you're right on about that. so do you think this will -- this will happen this year
i'm just a few miles away from the u.s./mexico border right now. >> bill: on the issue of guest workers, you know, there is some concern that these people are coming here and taking jobs away from americans. how do you respond to that? >> well, first of all certainly americans should get the jobs, number one. number two, i would tell you my father was a migrant worker. he worked in the fields. hot sun. working very hard. i represent you know, san antonio, laredo but i represent a...
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the u.s. dollar and that means that oil goes up. >> no, idiot! ugh! >> then everything would be affected! >> once again -- >> stephanie: the feds making gas prices go -- i've never heard that. [ applause ] >> i'm an american. i'm appalled. what is ben bernanke doing? >> stuart varney has no idea how the economic system works. no wonder fox business is tanking. just saying. >> get you to invest in trillion dollar platinum coins. better than -- >> stephanie: wow. you're going to try that again? remember newt gingrich ran with the gas push thing? that was his prop for his campaign. i should have asked him if he had one of those left over when i ran into him at the charlotte airport. can i have one of those things? don't you have one of chose khashkies? >> acting as if gas prices go up simultaneously everywhere in the country. they don't! they've been consistently higher out here. >> we're switching over to the summer blend pretty soon. >> stephanie: it is like starbucks christmas blend. okay. mar
the u.s. dollar and that means that oil goes up. >> no, idiot! ugh! >> then everything would be affected! >> once again -- >> stephanie: the feds making gas prices go -- i've never heard that. [ applause ] >> i'm an american. i'm appalled. what is ben bernanke doing? >> stuart varney has no idea how the economic system works. no wonder fox business is tanking. just saying. >> get you to invest in trillion dollar platinum coins. better than -- >>...
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u.s. coast guard continued efforts to locate a missing family who may be floating in the ocean after their sail boat sank on sunday afternoon. the coast guard released in audio recording of the last of radio transmission from the vessel. >> coastguard, coastguard we are abandoning ship. >> the coast guard released the audio recording hoping someone would be able to identify the voice on the tape. so far they do not know this family is. they do not know where there are from or how long they have been its seed or whether we're headed. >> it appears the sailboat does not have a gps locator. it did not have proper safety equipment. the coast guard said it will continue to search for the family. >> we will relaunch aircrafts and do more aerial searches. >> that are also checking marinas from southern california to canada trying to figure out who this family is. they say when they run the name of the boat through the registry that cannot find a record of the vessel. >> anyone having information
u.s. coast guard continued efforts to locate a missing family who may be floating in the ocean after their sail boat sank on sunday afternoon. the coast guard released in audio recording of the last of radio transmission from the vessel. >> coastguard, coastguard we are abandoning ship. >> the coast guard released the audio recording hoping someone would be able to identify the voice on the tape. so far they do not know this family is. they do not know where there are from or how...
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against black helicopters from the u.s. government when they come as obama's going to do it. >> stephanie: right. exactly right. >> wow. they would have to be black helicopters. >> stephanie: who other kind would they have? >> stephanie: guess what, frank. i'm going to give you a $50 pro flowers gift card so you can get your sweetums something for valentine's day. hang on. travis, get his information. if you're looking for flowers go to proflowers.com and type in stephanie. it is a $50 gift card. we're giving them away all this week. >> we are. >> stephanie: let's go to elizabeth in jersey. you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi elizabeth. >> caller: hold on a second. hi. let me turn my tv down. it is a real weird delay. hi steph. >> stephanie: hi. >> caller: hi, everybody. i am calling because my husband received an injury for 32 gun grand prize from the nra. we have a personally signed four-page letter from wayne lapierrre and all we have to do is affix the sticker and we can choose from almost 72 different guns and we
against black helicopters from the u.s. government when they come as obama's going to do it. >> stephanie: right. exactly right. >> wow. they would have to be black helicopters. >> stephanie: who other kind would they have? >> stephanie: guess what, frank. i'm going to give you a $50 pro flowers gift card so you can get your sweetums something for valentine's day. hang on. travis, get his information. if you're looking for flowers go to proflowers.com and type in...
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wedding industry could make $17 billion off gay marriage, the amount the u.s. wedding industry would gain. that was one of the issues you really led on. you must feel amazing. >> i feel amazing particularly watching what happened yesterday where 80 republicans, current and former republican leaders, a lot of players in the mccain campaign murphy, schmidt and others active in the republican party as consultants signing up on an amicus brief in support of our efforts as it relates to proposition 8. so you know, it is evolving at a remarkable rate and speed. you think back. it is a good reminder -- >> stephanie: back when you were the sheik -- >> back, my year of birth in 1967 when blacks couldn't marry whites until richard decided to break the law fall in love with mildred jeter. people need to remember this. the judge in that case, he was sentenced to a year in prison for marrying mildred. the judge said god sir god sir, put different races on different continents for a reason. god never wanted the races to mix. literally, i'm paraphrasing but that's almost verb
wedding industry could make $17 billion off gay marriage, the amount the u.s. wedding industry would gain. that was one of the issues you really led on. you must feel amazing. >> i feel amazing particularly watching what happened yesterday where 80 republicans, current and former republican leaders, a lot of players in the mccain campaign murphy, schmidt and others active in the republican party as consultants signing up on an amicus brief in support of our efforts as it relates to...
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security council resolutions and a threat to u.s. and international security. according to the north korean state media the nation set off a device underground at a northeastern test site. experts say north korea is working to build weaponry small enough to fit on long-range missiles and north korea is calling its test a first response to u.s. hostility. >> the senate armed services committee is scheduled to vote on the confirmation of chuck hagel today as our nation's next secretary of defense. the vote is likely to come down to 14-12 a split along party lines with republicans against. some want to oppose the nomination, but doesn't look like republicans have support for a filibuster. harry reid is said to want a full vote by tomorrow or thursday. tonight is the president's state of the union address. i'll have more on what to watch for, who's going to be there and whether or not the speech really matters. we're back after the break. stay with us. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without
security council resolutions and a threat to u.s. and international security. according to the north korean state media the nation set off a device underground at a northeastern test site. experts say north korea is working to build weaponry small enough to fit on long-range missiles and north korea is calling its test a first response to u.s. hostility. >> the senate armed services committee is scheduled to vote on the confirmation of chuck hagel today as our nation's next secretary of...
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in the years following 9-11, the u.s. quietly moved terror suspects to secret prisons overseas where they were often tortured. it is a process known as extraordinary rendition. the osf data is the first wholesale public report on this top secret program and finds 54 nations either hosted c.i.a. black sites interrogated or tortured u.s. prisoners or otherwise took part in extraordinary rendition. the bush administration widely expanded the program after september 11th and it had been heavily criticized and condemned in the years since. when president obama came to office, his administration relied on diplomatic assurances that other countries were not torturing u.s. prisoners. but the osf report finds the decision offered no accountability and only helped continue the program. two more things, senators have signed on to repealing maryland's death penalty. john haskell and ronald young both democrats are supporting a bill abolishing capital punishment. democratic governor martin o'malley is backing the measure as well and t
in the years following 9-11, the u.s. quietly moved terror suspects to secret prisons overseas where they were often tortured. it is a process known as extraordinary rendition. the osf data is the first wholesale public report on this top secret program and finds 54 nations either hosted c.i.a. black sites interrogated or tortured u.s. prisoners or otherwise took part in extraordinary rendition. the bush administration widely expanded the program after september 11th and it had been heavily...
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it says, who makes the decision is, quote, an informed, high-level official of the u.s. government, which doesn't tell us much. who is that? is that the secretary of defense? is it the cia director? is it the national security advisor? is it the president of the united states? the vice president? we don't know. so this topic really dominated the briefing yesterday. jay carney insisted on every level, we are doing the right thing. >> we have acknowledged to the united states that sometimes we use remotely piloted aircraft to conduct targeted al-qaeda terrorists in order to present attacks on the united states and save american lives. we couple conduct those strikes because they are necessary to mitigate ongoing threats t and save american lives. these strikes are legal. they are ethical and they are wise. >> legal, ethical and wise and jay carney says here is the legal authority we are talking about. >> also takes his responsibility in conducting the war against al-qaeda as authorized by congress in a way that is fully consistent with our constitution and all of the appli
it says, who makes the decision is, quote, an informed, high-level official of the u.s. government, which doesn't tell us much. who is that? is that the secretary of defense? is it the cia director? is it the national security advisor? is it the president of the united states? the vice president? we don't know. so this topic really dominated the briefing yesterday. jay carney insisted on every level, we are doing the right thing. >> we have acknowledged to the united states that sometimes...
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by the way, apparently most prevalent crime in the u.s. averaging 550,000 incidents per day, $13 billion worth of goods lost. that's $35 million a day. >> we are a nation of thieves. >> 1 in 11 people are shoplifters. >> that is so dirty. i can't believe people would do something like that. >> that is not the kind of thing i've ever even heard of. >> that's disgusting. >> we'll be back. >> if diane sawyer asks, you didn't see me. ♪ >>> thunder road. >> there we go. >>> consumer reports has ranked the top ten cars and it is not too good news for detroit. >> abc's marci gonzalez shares the results. good morning, marci. >> reporter: good morning. the consumer reports list just came out yesterday, and there were some surprises. honda is back. topping consumer reports top car picks for 2013 after being left off the list last year. >> it got some of the mojo back. >> reporter: honda roared back with three winners, the accord, odyssey and crv. but missing from this year's list are any american manufacturers. >> one thing that hurt the americans
by the way, apparently most prevalent crime in the u.s. averaging 550,000 incidents per day, $13 billion worth of goods lost. that's $35 million a day. >> we are a nation of thieves. >> 1 in 11 people are shoplifters. >> that is so dirty. i can't believe people would do something like that. >> that is not the kind of thing i've ever even heard of. >> that's disgusting. >> we'll be back. >> if diane sawyer asks, you didn't see me. ♪ >>>...
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i'm a u.s. sailor, retired. disabled veteran. and it kills me that folks who have never been in the military want to talk about how we conduct business. >> stephanie: right. thomas i've gotten a lot of e-mails and calls with the same point basically that the military's going to use whatever tools they have at their disposal to save lives. most soldiers say it saves a lot of american soldiers' lives. >> caller: that's what it's supposed to do. >> stephanie: tom what i'm saying is i get the point as americans, we don't care about civilian casualties. we do. we always historically have. it is not wrong that it troubles people right? >> caller: right. it's not wrong but in the same sense, whenever you go to yemen and you teach people how to kill us you commit an act of treason. you get put on that list. and to make another point see it took our president two years to find osama bin laden. george bush and dick cheney and rumsfeld, we had him in afghanistan. then they called us off. but like the last caller was saying no one has gone t
i'm a u.s. sailor, retired. disabled veteran. and it kills me that folks who have never been in the military want to talk about how we conduct business. >> stephanie: right. thomas i've gotten a lot of e-mails and calls with the same point basically that the military's going to use whatever tools they have at their disposal to save lives. most soldiers say it saves a lot of american soldiers' lives. >> caller: that's what it's supposed to do. >> stephanie: tom what i'm saying...
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american airlines and u.s. air have merged to make the nation's largest airline and if that's not enough a whole gang of meteorites had a village in russia in the ural mountains. 400 people were injured. lots to talk about it. we will get to it lisa ferguson has it. >> hey, bill. good morning everyone. president obama will haveuse his visit to chicago to talk more about gun control. most of the speech will tackle his policy for helping the poor and middle class but today's trip brings into the neighborhood a 15-year-old hydia pendleton, the young woman murdered a week after performing at the president's inauguration. he will use his moment to put a spot line on gun violence despite tough gun laws chicago has seen a recent explosion of violence under rom emmanuel. it makes today's trip particularly poignant. city leaders are publically hailing the visit. some worry it will be a grand gesture without leading to more legislation. obama is walking a fine line between getting gun laws throughges and appeasing gun ad
american airlines and u.s. air have merged to make the nation's largest airline and if that's not enough a whole gang of meteorites had a village in russia in the ural mountains. 400 people were injured. lots to talk about it. we will get to it lisa ferguson has it. >> hey, bill. good morning everyone. president obama will haveuse his visit to chicago to talk more about gun control. most of the speech will tackle his policy for helping the poor and middle class but today's trip brings...
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announced yesterday the u.s. postal service will cease saturday mail delivery except for packages beginning in august. he says it will save $2,000,000,000 a year. you can't blame the postal service for trying to cut costs. their problem is not a lack of customers. their problem is the congress which has put all kind of impossible burdens on them, including the need to fund future health benefits
announced yesterday the u.s. postal service will cease saturday mail delivery except for packages beginning in august. he says it will save $2,000,000,000 a year. you can't blame the postal service for trying to cut costs. their problem is not a lack of customers. their problem is the congress which has put all kind of impossible burdens on them, including the need to fund future health benefits
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he says u.s. leaders need to address issues such as parenting, mental illness as well as laws on firearms when discussing ways to reduce gun violence. and things of that nature, i'm guessing. [ applause ] >> stephanie: and other sorts of things. all right. little bit more fun stack before we go. >> yea. what? >> man rescued after head gets stuck in public trash can in scotland. >> i hate when that happens. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] >> bury your head. >> stephanie: our entire show is about dumb things on the internet. a man in scotland has become internet's sensation as he was photographed with his head lodged in a public trash can. it took 40 minutes to free the man. one bystander said he was screaming and shouts for help. most people stood around laughing and taking pictures. >> they're scottish. they do that there. they don't help. they laugh. [ applause ] >> stephanie: that is now -- the advent of the iphone, it has made us more insensitive. i'll help but i've got to get a picture of thi
he says u.s. leaders need to address issues such as parenting, mental illness as well as laws on firearms when discussing ways to reduce gun violence. and things of that nature, i'm guessing. [ applause ] >> stephanie: and other sorts of things. all right. little bit more fun stack before we go. >> yea. what? >> man rescued after head gets stuck in public trash can in scotland. >> i hate when that happens. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] >> bury your...
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a u.s. constitutional right for same-sex marriage -- >> bill: in which case, the state constitutions would be invalidated. >> would be invalidate and more or less overturned, i don't know if that's the technical term or whatever but basically, that would grant same-sex marriage rights nationwide. they could also do a very narrow ruling. they could say -- on that proposition 8 case and say well, this still just applies -- we're going to uphold what they found in the ninth circuit and this just applies in california. and so it's more narrow or they could actually -- they could actually overturn that ruling, too. and then say you know, proposition 8 was actually a legal -- >> bill: and the people of california have a right to -- >> take away rights. i have a hard time -- i'm no lawyer but i have a hard time believing they would find that. but a lot of people think that they might try to thread this needle where they -- you know, go sort of narrow on proposition 8. it leaves -- california marria
a u.s. constitutional right for same-sex marriage -- >> bill: in which case, the state constitutions would be invalidated. >> would be invalidate and more or less overturned, i don't know if that's the technical term or whatever but basically, that would grant same-sex marriage rights nationwide. they could also do a very narrow ruling. they could say -- on that proposition 8 case and say well, this still just applies -- we're going to uphold what they found in the ninth circuit and...
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extreme weather fueled by climate change will cost the u.s. trillions. just saying. >> but keep in mind, rich people buy the houses that are on the hill for a reason and without major storms, who's going to wipe away all the poor people's houses and give you a better view of the sea? secondly yes, it will increase taxes and the gdp of the country but it will do it by inviting more brown people into the country. >> stephanie: hal sparks believes in science if you're lucky enough to see him do his t-rex bit. see himselfy liberal in chicago. >> science! >> who here, by the way built a 3-d printer if you're in the room and you built a 3-d printer out of hand. >> stephanie: popsicle sticks and string. >> i built a printer bot. there are kits you can build. >> did you call it the hal 9,000? >> stephanie: i save science facts for you. for instance, did you know that -- >> yes. >> stephanie: the sea slug discards its penis after sex and grows another one? >> who doesn't know that? >> apparently sea snakes are against high-capacity magazines. >> stephanie: here a
extreme weather fueled by climate change will cost the u.s. trillions. just saying. >> but keep in mind, rich people buy the houses that are on the hill for a reason and without major storms, who's going to wipe away all the poor people's houses and give you a better view of the sea? secondly yes, it will increase taxes and the gdp of the country but it will do it by inviting more brown people into the country. >> stephanie: hal sparks believes in science if you're lucky enough to...
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and that the administration does not need to admit when it targets a u.s. citizen during a drone strike. republican rep mike lee is outraged saying any time the government executes a citizen it is a serious issue. and that congress should have a full accounting of her decision even if ultimately it's kept classified. hillary clinton will start giving paid speeches later this year according to an exclusive report from politico. the harry walker agency is representing clinton and she's likely to pull in six figures for each appearance. putting her among the best paid speakers in the history of the circuit. but clinton will give some speeches for free depending on the cause and will sometimes donate the money to charity. >>> and british petroleum is headed to court next week in a new case of liability over the deep water horizon spill. bp has already agreed to pay more than $30 billion in fines settlements and cleanup costs. next week's trial will wrap together hundreds of claims against bp to determine how much additional money the company has to pay accordin
and that the administration does not need to admit when it targets a u.s. citizen during a drone strike. republican rep mike lee is outraged saying any time the government executes a citizen it is a serious issue. and that congress should have a full accounting of her decision even if ultimately it's kept classified. hillary clinton will start giving paid speeches later this year according to an exclusive report from politico. the harry walker agency is representing clinton and she's likely to...
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white house officials are looking to/the u.s. nuclear force by about a third saying we can make some pretty radical reductions and and save a lot of money without compromising american security. gun safety will also play a big role in tomorrow's address, about 30 house democrats are bringing victims of gun violence as their guest as part of the push for new legislation. the first lady will have her own guests as well. but those names are still under wraps. those seats are the most coveted of the state of the union. the white house uses them to send a message about what the president thinks are the most important issues for his upcoming term. more bill press coming up after the break. stay with us. the bar harbor bake is really worth trying. [ male announcer ] get more during red lobster's lobsterfest. with the year's largest selection of mouth-watering lobster entrees. like our delicious lobster lover's dream, featuring two kinds of succulent lobster tails. or our savory, new grilled maine lobster and lobster tacos. it's back, bu
white house officials are looking to/the u.s. nuclear force by about a third saying we can make some pretty radical reductions and and save a lot of money without compromising american security. gun safety will also play a big role in tomorrow's address, about 30 house democrats are bringing victims of gun violence as their guest as part of the push for new legislation. the first lady will have her own guests as well. but those names are still under wraps. those seats are the most coveted of...
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of course, the government, the u.s. government does that as well. what's different about china is the scope. like in our report, the 141 victims, we're just a small company. 300 people. and yet we had visibility and 141 vices across the 20 -- victims across the 20 industries. literally thousands of thousands of files of drawings and plans and r&d research leaving these companies. we don't and nor do any of our allies that we know of, hack for the benefit of our economy or for the benefit of the industries within our countries. >> bill: president obama -- i remember -- and bob you -- first year in office, john harwood from cnbc was interviewing him. he said what keeps you up at night. what's the one problem that maybe you hadn't anticipated keeps you up. he said cyber security. i went whoa. i never heard anybody use that word before. so he's been on this and aware of this for a long time. i don't know, dan but the president did put forth a program or a plan or some executive action early on to deal with this. has that had any impact, dan? >> we've se
of course, the government, the u.s. government does that as well. what's different about china is the scope. like in our report, the 141 victims, we're just a small company. 300 people. and yet we had visibility and 141 vices across the 20 -- victims across the 20 industries. literally thousands of thousands of files of drawings and plans and r&d research leaving these companies. we don't and nor do any of our allies that we know of, hack for the benefit of our economy or for the benefit of...
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states on the u.s./mexico border may be the first places to suffer from cartel violence. by no means are they the last. all of the latin-american drug gangs to fight on through on your way to work, he says guns would help that. >> bill: this is why you need an ar-15 in every house in columbus ohio. >> after hurricane sandy we saw the hellish world that the gun prohibitions see. looters ran wild. there was no food, water or electricity. if you wanted to walk several miles to get supplies, you better get back before dark or you might not get home at all. it is the most paranoid thing i have ever read. it is crazy! >> bill: he is certifiably insane. >> we'll tweet out a link. >> bill: i can't believe the nra doesn't recognize that. every time they put him out in front, they lose ground. >> he's not helping. >> bill: alex, that gets back to the issue of ticking through some of the things -- the main ideas in the president's state of the union address very, very passionate ending talking about gun violence and gun safety and his proposal saying gun violence -- hard to argue wi
states on the u.s./mexico border may be the first places to suffer from cartel violence. by no means are they the last. all of the latin-american drug gangs to fight on through on your way to work, he says guns would help that. >> bill: this is why you need an ar-15 in every house in columbus ohio. >> after hurricane sandy we saw the hellish world that the gun prohibitions see. looters ran wild. there was no food, water or electricity. if you wanted to walk several miles to get...